The chapter opens with a description of the university entrance exam, which determines whether or not a student will be admitted to a four-year college or university. The narrator explains that, regardless of how wealthy or poor a student may be, he or she will be allowed to enter the university by passing the exam. He tells the reader that the entrance exam is the only way to enter a university, and that anyone can pass the exam regardless of their social class or standing. He explains that he hid his true identity in order to avoid revealing it to his father, but he now realizes that the man in the mirror doesn't recognize him. He decides that he will pretend to approach the girl in question and become acquainted with her.